Having had a number of complaints from website regulars that our Christmas quiz did not exclusively relate to all things fishy, others have reacted by saying how much they enjoyed it and what a pleasant change it made from having to plough through our Latest News only to read about your reporter’s latest expose of some unfortunate Club member.
So to try and please all our readers our New Year’s Quiz is entirely fish related. Enjoy.
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NEW YEAR’S QUIZ
A FISHY ONE
- Candle wax tightens ferrules - True or False?
- What is the most common freshwater fish found in Great Britain?
- Which fly has brown hackles with a white wing, green peacock body separated by a band of red floss and a golden pheasant tippet tail?
- From which country does the Goldfish originate?
- How many sides does a standard bamboo cane fly rod have?
- What type of fly is a Grizzly King?
- What is a female salmon's nest for its eggs called?
- Quill Gordon is a type of which fly?
- Which river flows into the Wash?
- Where is the caudal fin on a fish?
- What is the most retailed fish in the UK, representing almost 20% in total weight sold?
- What fish in Great Britain is mistakenly known as the pike-perch?
- In fly fishing what is called a spinner?
- What is a Grilse?
- Who first tied Greenwells Glory?
- What is Amadou?
- Which trout catch and release rule do experts state is the most important?
- Which is the UK’s most productive Salmon River?
- What fish is the fly ‘Ally’s Shrimp’ intended to catch?
- How many species of mayfly have been identified in the British Isles
- There is an “American Museum of Fly Fishing”. In which US state is it located?
- A wind Knot can weaken your line by how much?
- How many hearing mechanisms do trout have for detecting sound?
- The growth rate of fish is influenced greatly by food supply and what?
- Rainbow Trout are only native to which area in the world?
- Who uses the latest ‘must have’ revolutionary SINTRIX® 550 material?
- What percentage of Trans Fat is found in trout flesh?
- What is Bombay Duck?
- How many fins does a normal trout have?
- Who created the no hackle dry fly?
- Bonus Question: Which is the most beautiful water in the UK?
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The answers can be found below!
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Answers
- True
- Roach
- Royal Coachman
- China
- Six (Hexagon)
- Streamer fly (a bait fish pattern tied on a long shank hook)
- Redd
- Mayfly
- River Nene
- Belly, underside
- Tuna
- Zander
- Adult Mayfly
- A spawned salmon
- James Wright
- A fungus for drying flies
- Keep the fish in the water
- Tweed
- Salmon
- 51 species of mayfly
- Manchester, Vermont, USA
- A wind Knot can weaken your line by as much as 50%
- Two (inner ear, lateral line)
- Temperature
- The rivers and lakes of North America, west of the Rocky Mountains
- Hardy
- 0%
- Lizardfish from India
- 8 fins in total. (2x Pectoral, 2x Pelvic, Anal, Caudal, Adipose & Dorsal).
- Doug Swisher and Carl Richards, who went on to developed several no-hackle patterns for selective trout. (Anyone who can answer this is really sad).
- We cannot claim to have the most beautiful water in the UK. But where else in the expensive South East can you fly fish for quality trout for as little as £20 in such peaceful and beautiful surroundings. However, if you have a better contender, please let us know.
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